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Redbill : from pearls to peace - the life and times of a remarkable lugger / Kate Lance.

Record no:

87609

Call no:

623.8226 LAN

Author:

Lance, Kate

Publisher:

Fremantle, W.A.: Fremantle Arts Centre Press

Year:

2004

Description:

399 p. : ill., maps, plans, ports., ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Redbill (Lugger);
Pearl industry and trade - Western Australia - History;
Sailing ships - Australia - History;
Darwin (N.T.) - History - Bombardment, 1942;
Greenpeace Foundation;

Isbn:

1920731423

Notes:

Dedication signed by author on title page.

Type:

Book

Abstract:

Built in 1903, the lugger, Redbill, sailed through the great days of Broome pearling and the hard years of the Depression. When war came to the Pacific, Redbill was in Darwin, and later in Papua, then sailed for Greenpeace, and on to East Timor. A remarkable

story of a remarkable vessel.

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Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		Maritime	Western Australian Museum	623.8226 LAN	On Shelf